XXL's Top 30 Independent Artists in the Game

[Peep Game]

Pretty interesting list. Here's the full article: http://www.xxlmag.com/features/2012...the-top-30-independent-artists-in-the-game/#1

Here's the full list in exact order:

   Mac Miller

   Tech N9ne

   Childish Gambino

   E-40

   Killer Mike

   Odd Future

   El-P

   Fat Joe

   Atmosphere

   Lacrae

   DJ Drama

   Raekwon

   Kid Ink

   Dom Kennedy

   Chris Webby

   MURS

   Macklemore

   Hopsin

   Styles P

   Danny Brown

   Juvenile

   Smoke DZA

   Statik Selektah

   Immortal Technique

   Sean Price

   Brother Ali

   Jean Grae

   DOOM

   Trae Tha Truth

   Lil B

 

[rusty shackelford]

No Bronson? SMH

 

[solarius49]

I'm actually relatively ok with this list

 

[Remy LeBeau]

Tech shoulda been #1 and I coulda swore Trae Tha Truth signed to Grand Hustle

 

[goldenchild9]

Disgusting how hard people sleep on Skyzoo.

Bronson HAS to be on there too. Close to the top of the list at that.

 

[dipsetgeneral]

Mac Miller trumps all of them. Does Raekwon count though?

 

[addict4sneakers]

DZA

 

[aircommandermarsfiend]

How is E-40 on that list?

 

[scotthallwithapick]

Curren$y isn't independent anymore? Other than that great list

 

[redman]

Originally Posted by goldenchild9

Disgusting how hard people sleep on Skyzoo.

Bronson HAS to be on there too. Close to the top of the list at that.

Get out of here with that. Bronson isn't even known like that. Everyone has built a little name for themselves.

 

[scotthallwithapick]

Yeah I don't even know who's name you could take out for Bronson. Maybe Chris Webby but that's just cause I don't know him. He could be popular in other circles

 

[goldenchild9]

Originally Posted by RedMan

Originally Posted by goldenchild9

Disgusting how hard people sleep on Skyzoo.

Bronson HAS to be on there too. Close to the top of the list at that.

Get out of here with that. Bronson isn't even known like that. Everyone has built a little name for themselves.

Never heard a single musical note associated with:

 Atmosphere
   Lacrae

   Kid Ink

   Chris Webby

   Macklemore

   Hopsin

  

And how is you gonna act like Bronson is so far-fetched when Statik Selektah (who's on the list) did a whole album with him recently?

Son is laying verses with every body in the industry from Cormega and Saigon to Coke Boys, Riff Raff and Ghostface. He's out there. Reebok sponsored his last mixtape.

 

[solarius49]

Originally Posted by goldenchild9

Originally Posted by RedMan

Originally Posted by goldenchild9

Disgusting how hard people sleep on Skyzoo.

Bronson HAS to be on there too. Close to the top of the list at that.

Get out of here with that. Bronson isn't even known like that. Everyone has built a little name for themselves.

Never heard a single musical note associated with:

 Atmosphere
   Lacrae

   Kid Ink

   Chris Webby

   Macklemore

   Hopsin

  

And how is you gonna act like Bronson is so far-fetched when Statik Selektah (who's on the list) did a whole album with him recently?

Son is laying verses with every body in the industry from Cormega and Saigon to Coke Boys, Riff Raff and Ghostface. He's out there. Reebok sponsored his last mixtape.

right, and you like him...and I like him.  But I guarantee all of these guys have some sort of following.
Oh Lecrae is a Christian rapper, and he kinda bodied the BET cypher last year...that being said I dont like his music...but his verse in that cypher was 

 

[boomboomskeetskeet]

no hussle? xxl stays on fail.

 

[illphillip]

I %!+@* with Bronson and think he should be on this list....

But no way could he replace Atmosphere or Kid Ink.

The problem with Hopsin and Macklemore is they were on XXL's Freshman 2012 list.

So I guess if they're independent, they felt obligated to include them on here.

Politics......will get you every time.

 

[scotthallwithapick]

I feel Hopsin & Macklemore have been more successful than Bronson so far. Macklemore was everywhere, it was rare to see him not on a festival lineup. And Hopsin has a pretty strong following. I still see Bronson on the come up, his next project will probably elevate him tho

 

[illphillip]

^^

I only said that because I too, have not heard any music from them and honestly not much about them.

Is it a geographic thing? Are they not hittin' in NY?

Where they from?

 

[scotthallwithapick]

Mack is from Seattle. I haven't heard a song but I see his names on a lot of festivals including Rock The Bells last year and I believe Bonnaroo and Sasquatch. Hopsin mostly got famous for being a mini Tech N9NE. I think he's from LA but I could be wrong. And as far as I know I think Action has only had one show in the LA area and it wasn't even half packed. Hopefully his appearance at HARD Summer gets him more West Coast love

 

[itzjono]

Originally Posted by boomboomskeetskeet

no hussle? xxl stays on fail.

 

[captainkicks]

Mannn +*%! XXL.

 

[7thave btn 31stn33rd st]

Of course Immortal Technique isn't on the list.

 

[solarius49]

Originally Posted by 7thAve btn 31stN33rd St

Of course Immortal Technique isn't on the list.

he is though 

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

The straight disrespect my dude Cormega got

Sean Price on there though

 

[cheese wagstaff]

Mac Miller 

So lame 

 

[pj and bompton]

really feel Action Bronson, Nipsey Hussle & Thurz should have been on that list.